Local Startup Passes its Early Tests

Cross Check was recently featured in the Bowling Green Daily News. Here’s an excerpt:

Toby McGinnis has wanted to run his own business since age 19.

When the now-42-year-old was laid off in 2009, he decided it was the right time.

“I have 11 children, so it was something that I couldn’t really think about doing before,” said McGinnis, who is CEO of Cross Check Quality Inspection, a quality control inspection company based in Bowling Green. “But then, when the layoff happened, I prayed about it.”

McGinnis, who had been a quality engineer for 10 years, asked God to help guide him through the process, including selecting a name for the company.

“I was brushing my teeth and … saw my wife’s cross on the vanity,” he said. “Then I went to get my keys, and there was my checkbook.”

So the name was born.

“Cross check” means to control quality, he said. The company’s logo has two crosses on it.